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Technical expertise and project management Know-How

AREVA designs, manufactures, and installs solar steam
generators for the global power generation and industrial steam
needs of its customers in a dependable, market-competitive
and environmentally responsible manner.
AREVAs solar steam generators simply and reliably deliver
superheated steam for solar thermal power plants, power
augmentation installations, and industrial process steam
facilities.
AREVA offers the most land-efficient solar technology in
operation generating 1.5 2.6X more peak power per acre of
land than competing solar technologies. This high energy density translates to lower costs, a smaller
environmental footprint and greater access to existing power plant and industrial sites.
AREVA Solar advocates dry cooling for its power plants. This uses 90% less water than wet-cooling and
lowers permitting hurdles.
Benefits include:
The lowest cost and most land-efficient CSP technology solution to help customers compete in a dynamic
energy market
Scalable and modular design for high reliability and ease of integration
High-volume manufacturing and rapid installation
Controlled costs and development timeframes, thanks to AREVA's global experience in managing major
projects.
High-performance design and quality assurance, based on the group's expertise in thermodynamics and
fluid mechanics. AREVA Solars boilers are certified with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers S
stamp.
A secure supply of standard components made possible by the groups international reach as well as by
sustainable partnerships with global leaders in the sector.
These solutions are suitable for regions with a high direct normal irradiance (essentially, large regions that
receive direct sunlight) in the Southwestern United States, Australia, India, South Africa, MENA (Middle East and
North Africa), and parts of Southern Europe around the Mediterranean.
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A proven and reliable Solar technology

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AREVA Solars core technology, Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector

(CLFR), uses modular flat reflectors to focus the sun's heat onto
elevated receivers, which consist of a system of tubes through which
water flows.
The concentrated sunlight boils the water in the tubes, generating
high-pressure superheated steam for direct use in power generation
and industrial steam applications without the need for costly heat
exchangers. AREVA Solars boilers are certified with the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers S stamp, an industry hallmark of
quality and acceptance.
For every application, AREVA Solars systems offer a variety of
advantages:
Cost-effective, emissions-free electricity and steam
Simple, precise, durable design
Direct superheated steam systems
Most land-efficient solar technology
Water-conservative design
Maximum energy per acre
Non-flammable, non-toxic working fluid (water/steam)
Engineered for tough environmental conditions
Standard, readily available materials
Modular and scalable
Rapid deployment and installation
Quality assurance (ASME "S" stamp certificate of authorization)
AREVA Solar: Providing direct solar steam for electricity and industrial processes in an emissions-constrained world.
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Power generation
Utility-Scale Solar and Solar-Hybrid Power Plants
AREVA Solar develops and installs solar steam generators to serve
utility-scale global energy needs. Our solar steam generators can be
designed with a natural gas-fired boiler back-up to deliver clean, costeffective electricity with the same reliability and dispatchability as
traditional fossil-fired power plants.
Opportunity
Standalone solar thermal power plants, as well as solar/hybrid
power plants with a natural gas option for full dispatchability

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For installations >50 MW

Advantages
Helps meet renewable portfolio standards and carbon reduction goals
Lowest cost CSP solution
Scalable and rapidly deployable
Occupies the least amount of land
Easily hybridized option for firm power and reserve capacity

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Steam augmentation
Existing coal- and gas-fired power stations can deploy our solar
steam generators to deliver reliable, emission-free steam that
increases plant output, lowers carbon emissions, and provides a
hedge against volatile fuel prices.
Coal-Fired Power Generation: AREVA Solars steam generators
can be deployed at existing coal-fired power stations to deliver direct
solar steam. AREVA Solars system replaces the extraction steam
used for feedwater heating in a coal station with solar steam from a
reliable, land-efficient solar field. The steam that is not extracted can
continue expanding through the steam turbine and produce more
electricity without increasing plant emissions.

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Combined-Cycle Power Generation: In combined-cycle applications, AREVA Solar's steam generators are
designed to deliver reliable, direct solar steam. The deployment of AREVA Solar's steam generators at an existing
gas-fired, combined-cycle facility enable steam from the solar field to mix with a power plant's intermediate pressure
evaporator or cold reheat steam. The solar steam enables the steam turbine to produce additional electricity without
additional fuel.
Opportunity
Co-locate solar steam generators with existing or new build fossil-fueled power plants
Repower/extend plant life for geothermal and biomass facilities
Designed for projects >10 MW
Advantages
Increase output of existing capital equipment
Match peak electricity demand
Reduce fuel consumption and costs and exposure to volatile fuel prices
Reduce carbon and other emissions
Rapid deployment (< 1yr to COD)
Help meet renewable portfolio standard targets and emissions constraints

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Industrial Steam

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AREVA Solars steam generators can deploy quickly to provide costeffective, reliable process steam for industrial applications. They
integrate simply with conventional steam systems in retrofit and new
plant designs. This technology is a hedge against rising fuel and
emissions costs, and it can provide an added financial benefit in
carbon markets. It's part of an integrated sustainability strategy for
fuel and carbon market risk reduction, at competitive prices.
Opportunity
Displace conventional natural gas boilers
Industries include enhanced oil recovery and refining, chemical processing and refining, pulp and paper
manufacturing, food processing, and desalination
Ideal for 10 MWe thermal requirements or greater
Advantages
Reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions
Protect against the price volatility of natural gas
Meet corporate sustainability goals

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